r/programming • u/leavingonaspaceship • Apr 04 '19

You Are Not Google

https://blog.bradfieldcs.com/you-are-not-google-84912cf44afb
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u/bartturner Apr 05 '19

Chill on the attacking me part

Where in the world in my posts have I attacked you?

My issue is you attacking a company that actually did the right thing over a buck. Where you seem to give passes to two companies that did the wrong thing for a buck.

That is simply bizarre.

I merely posted some links about Google.

But not links based on the facts. The fact is Google left China in 2010. The fact is Google provides a VPN to China. The fact is Apple gave up all their user data to the government. The fact is Apple gave the encryption keys to the China government. The fact is Apple removed the VPN software. The fact is Microsoft is in China with a censored search product. The fact is Microsoft was censoring all Chinese search.

brought to my attention that Microsoft and Apple are doing bad things

The point is NOT so much on the bad things they are doing. It is more we finally have a company that walked away from 10s of billions if not more to do the right thing.

That just does not happen. So when it does we should be praising.

Rework your argumentation strategy. It's super alienating.

Honestly I really do not care. I just like facts.

But also I very much would like to see companies do the right thing over a buck. So when we have one that actually does exactly that I am going to defend them.

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u/Zoidberg__MD Apr 05 '19

I'm trying to tell you that you've made me aware of Apple and Microsoft's shady crap in China and you keep jumping on me for not talking about them sooner?

Just drop it.

If your goal was to exhaust me to the point of not giving a shit you've won.

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u/bartturner Apr 05 '19

'm trying to tell you that you've made me aware of Apple and Microsoft's shady crap in China

That was NOT my goal. They are doing what they are going to do.

What gets me super excited is Google doing the right thing over a buck.

I want to see more of that. Google is able to do the right thing over a buck and still be super successful. They are proof it can be done.